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There’s been a lot of talk of 3DS sales lately, as the last few weeks in Japan it’s been hitting record high system and software sales (opens in new tab) and simultaneously overshadowing the PS Vita’s launch (opens in new tab). Dissecting weekly Japanese sales charts is fun and all, …

December may offer the true climax of the holiday season, but in terms of new game releases, it’s very much the calm after the storm. Most of the giant blockbusters of the season made their way out between September and November, but the final month of 2011 isn’t barren by …

Today’s been full of earth-shattering news, not the least of which was Nintendo’s gutsy move to hack $80 off the price of the 3DS (opens in new tab)to spur sales, as well as offering a plethora of free games to appease early adopters. Tucked away within that bombshell, Nintendo announced …

At first glance, Mario Kart 3D seems like “Requisite Sequel #247,” with much of the same content we’ve seen in prior games. The usual racers are present, the items are holdovers from past titles and the music is the same indistinguishable bounciness that’s taken over the series since Double Dash!! …